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March. Cook s, and l ' 45" to the weftward of Captain King’s alfigned true lon-
'■ ~~v~ —1 gitüde of the roadfted; whence I concluded its rate of going very cor-
re&. The Portfmouth rate Ihewed 201 "40'45". Mr. Arnold’s chronometer,
on board the Chatham, made the longitude o f Whymea, according
to its Otaheitean rate, igg° ij&go". Our anchorage at Onehow,
by obfervation, was in latitude 210 46' 30T the longitude, by the chronometer,
199°40'. This llation is to the e.s:e. o f the fpot where the
Refolution anchored, and which is laid down by Captain Cook in latitude
21° 50', longitude 199° 45'; confequently, our obfervations place
the fouth point of Onehow nearly in the fame latitude, though 8' further
to the weftward, and 2 leagues further diftant from Whymea. The
Portfmouth rate Ihewed the longitude to be 201° 5 '; but Mr. Arnold’s
chronometer made a much greater difference, as it placed the anchorage
at Onehow in longitude 199012'15". A t this ifland, we found the tides
regular, as noticed by Captain Cook; but at Attowai and Woahoo, there
was a current which generally fet to the eaftward.
CH A P T E R
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C H A P T E R III. .
Pajfage to the coaft o f America— Find the main-maftSprung— See the land
o f New Albion— Proceed along the coaft— Fall in with an American vef-
fe l— Enter the fuppofedJlraits o f De Fuca— Anchor there.
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